UFC 211 Medical Suspensions: Two Fighters Face Long Layoff

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC 211, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Junior dos Santos served as the main event. Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs.

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With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC 211, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.

A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Junior dos Santos served as the main event. Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. vs. Jessica Andrade in a UFC Strawweight Championship bout served as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card was Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal in a welterweight bout, Frankie Edgar vs. Yair Rodriguez in a featherweight bout and Krzysztof Jotko vs. David Branch in a middleweight bout.

Some of the more notable suspensions include Miocic being suspended until 5/21, Dos Santos until 6/28, Jedrzejczyk and Andrade until 5/29. The longer suspensions include Gabriel Benitez and Chas Skelly being suspended until 11/10.

Here are the entire medical suspensions:

Stipe Miocic: Suspended until May 21.

Junior Dos Santos: Suspended until June 28.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk: Suspended until May 29.

Jessica Andrade: Suspended until May 29.

Damian Maia: Suspended until May 23.

Jorge Masvidal: Suspended until May 23.

Frankie Edgar: Suspended until May 23.

Yair Rodriguez: Suspended until June 28.

Dustin Poirier: Suspended until June 28.

Eddie Alvarez: Suspended until June 13.

Jason Knight: Suspended until June 28.

Chas Skelly: Suspended until Nov. 10.

David Branch: Suspended until May 23.

Krzysztof Jotko: Suspended until May 23.

James Vick: Suspended until May 21.

Marco Polo Reyes: Suspended until June 13.

Cortney Casey: Suspended until May 23.

Jessica Aguilar: Suspended until May 23.

Chase Sherman: Suspended until May 21.

Rashad Coulter: Suspended until June 23.

Enrique Barzola: Suspended until May 23.

Gabriel Benitez: Suspended until Nov. 10.

Gadzhimurad Antigulov: Suspended until May 21.

Joachim Christensen: Suspended until May 21.

UFC 211 took place on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Three bouts aired on the UFC Fight Pass prelims at 5:30 p.m. ET while the FX prelims aired at 8 p.m. ET. The five bouts will take place on the main card that aired on pay-per-view (PPV) at 10 p.m. ET.

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After the show, which took place live from the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas and aired live on FOX Sports…

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After the show, which took place live from the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas and aired live on FOX Sports 1, the official post-fight bonuses were awarded in the amount of $50,000 to four separate fighters.

Michael Johnson scored a brutal first-round knockout victory over Dustin Poirier in the main event of Saturday’s show, which earned him an extra $50,000 for one of two “Performance of the Night” bonuses awarded after the show. The other “Performance of the Night” bonus saw Chas Skelly earn an additional $50,000 for his record-setting submission victory over Maximo Blanco in another main card bout.

In the third fight from the top on the main card, highly-regarded contender Evan Dunham earned a unanimous decision victory over Rick Glenn in a fight that earned both men the “Fight of the Night” honors. Both Dunham and Glenn took home an extra $50,000 for their performances in the match selected as the evening’s “Fight of the Night.”

For complete UFC Fight Night 94 results, click here.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 94 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

* VIDEO: Michael Johnson KOs Dustin Poirier At UFN 94
* VIDEO: Chas Skelly Pulls Off Record-Setting Submission At UFN 94
* VIDEO: Dunham Beats Glenn In UFN 94 Fight Of The Night